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Back Up Your Valuable Data with Carbonite

Mezanul — Fri, 17 May 2013 20:00:22 +0000

Technology is progressing each day. People are now relying more on their computers, laptops and mobiles for their day-to-day work and thus are saving gigabytes of data. Digital data is more personal than ever. We now keep our pictures, videos, important documents and every other small thing saved on hard disks, SSDs, memory cards and [...]

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Microsoft Windows Blue Will Be Windows 8.1, Will Be Free Update From Windows Store

Mezanul — Thu, 16 May 2013 10:35:15 +0000

Microsoft has some fresh new updates about its upcoming next Windows update titled Windows Blue. Microsoft’s Tami Reller (Chief Marketing Officer and Chief Financial Officer, Windows), while speaking at the JP Morgan Technology, Media and Telecom Conference, announced that the upcoming next Windows version previously called Windows Blue will be officially called Windows 8.1. It will [...]

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Public WiFi Networks: A Hotbed For Hacker Activity

Mezanul — Sat, 04 May 2013 19:55:39 +0000

Most people who constantly use public WiFi networks must understand the importance of having proper security measures to avoid exposing sensitive data. A recent report by ThreatMetrix found that banking information and personal files are vulnerable through WiFi networks, like those which are available open at the local coffee shop round the corner. The threat intensified with [...]

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LivingSocial Hacked: 50 Million Customer Names, Emails, Encrypted Passwords Leaked

Mezanul — Sun, 28 Apr 2013 09:05:13 +0000

LivingSocial is the second biggest online daily deals website after Groupon in the US. LivingSocial is owned in part by Amazon has announced that it has been hacked. The attackers got away with data which includes names, email addresses, and encrypted passwords of 50 million customers. That’s a huge amount of data which is now [...]

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Get Office 365 Free for Three Months and 20 GB of SkyDrive Storage

Mezanul — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 18:18:41 +0000

Microsoft’s new range of office suite, Office 2013 and Office 365 are already released. To promote the new Office 365 office suite, Microsoft has started a brand new campaign. The campaign specifically targets students who might want to give Office 365 University a try. Through this special promotion, Microsoft is offering Office 365 University three-month [...]

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Microsoft’s Windows Blue Might Be Launched In August, May Have Hit Milestone 1

Mezanul — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 20:42:05 +0000

Microsoft is already working on the next version of Windows, codename Windows Blue some are referring it as Windows 9 (but it isn’t actually). Windows Blue is expected to be launched this year. This rumor may be true as reports are emerging that Windows Blue is already ready to enter M2 development stage. So, it’s [...]

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Adobe Flash Player Security Updates Available, Update Now

Mezanul — Sat, 09 Feb 2013 18:10:07 +0000

Adobe has released security updates for Adobe Flash Player for all platforms. Adobe Flash Player 11.5.502.149 security update is released for Windows and Macintosh, Adobe Flash Player 11.2.202.262 for Linux, Adobe Flash Player 11.1.115.37 for Android 4.x, and Adobe Flash Player 11.1.111.32 for Android 3.x and 2.x are released. Security update for Windows and Macintosh addressed issues which are [...]

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Microsoft Offers Windows 8 Pro Upgrade To Students For $70

Mezanul — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 21:19:43 +0000

Microsoft’s Windows 8 Pro Upgrade offer for general users expired on January 31, 2013, Windows 8 Pro now retails for $199.99. Microsoft has announced a new promotion exclusively for students across 50 countries. The Windows 8 student offer, through which students in the U.S. and in 49 additional countries can purchase Windows 8 Pro upgrade license for [...]

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Disable Java In Your Browser, On Windows, Mac OS X Platform [Complete Tutorial]

Mezanul — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 23:07:39 +0000

With more and more zero-day vulnerabilities are uncovered which is affecting Oracle’s Java plugin, users are now often asking how to disable Java or remove Java from their Windows computers or Mac platform. First, let us clear the confusion which arises among most users about Java and JavaScript, keep in mind that both are different. Java is a programming [...]

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Download Kaspersky Now for Windows 8 for Free

Mezanul — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 13:19:39 +0000

If you are using Kaspersky Internet Security 2013 or Kaspersky Anti-Virus 2013 on your Windows 8 system, you may be excited to know about Kaspersky Now. Kaspersky Now is a free Windows 8 app developed by Kaspersky to keep its customers up to date with the latest security news, threat alerts and expert views. Other than keeping you [...]

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All Windows 8 Preview Versions Expires Today, January 15, 2013

Mezanul — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 16:43:40 +0000

Microsoft officially released the latest version of its flagship operating system, Windows 8 on October 26, 2012. Before the release of the retail version, the software giant released three preview builds of Windows 8 for testing. Those preview builds of Microsoft’s newest operating system were still being tested by plenty of users, because it was [...]

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Enable Flash For Any Website In Internet Explorer 10 [Windows RT / Windows 8]

Mezanul — Sun, 13 Jan 2013 23:05:49 +0000

Microsoft has limited which domains can load Flash contents on Internet Explorer 10 running on Windows RT or Windows 8. The list of domains are actually saved in a “whitelist” in Internet Explorer 10, which tells the browser if the domain you are visiting is allowed to run the plugin or not. If you are [...]

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Download Skype 6.1 For Windows, Mac

Mezanul — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 18:59:22 +0000

Skype, the popular VoIP application has been updated for both the Windows and Mac platform to Skype 6.1. The latest Skype update brings a number of stability and performance improvements along with it. Skype 6.1.0.129 is the exact build number of the desktop application which is released for the Windows platform. Skype 6.1.59.2295 is the build which is [...]

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Microsoft Security Bulletins: Patch Tuesday, January 2013

Mezanul — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 18:01:28 +0000

Microsoft has released Security Bulletins for January 2013. This is the first “Patch Tuesday” of 2013 and as we do every month, bringing you details of the security bulletins that get released, along with details of how you should deploy the security bulletins. For Patch Tuesday of January 2013, Microsoft has released seven security bulletins. [...]

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Download Adobe Photoshop Free Along With Complete Adobe Creative Suite CS2 Standard

Mezanul — Mon, 07 Jan 2013 13:00:18 +0000

Adobe Systems’s Creative Suite (CS) is a collection of its different applications related to graphic design, video editing, and web development. The collection is mainly a great deal for users who wants to buy almost all Adobe’s applications (e.g., Photoshop, Acrobat, InDesign). The first two versions of the Creative Suite included Adobe Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, Bridge [...]

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Facebook Messenger For Android, iOS App Gets Voice Messaging Ability, VoIP Pilot Testing In Canada

Mezanul — Sun, 06 Jan 2013 15:29:48 +0000

Facebook has updated its Messenger for Android app and Messenger for iOS app. The worth mentioning feature added in the app on both platforms is the voice messaging capability. With the new feature update to the Messenger app, Facebook is finally getting into VoIP market, which is rumored to let Facebook Messenger users call other Messenger [...]

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How To Create System Image To Refresh Windows 8 PC

Mezanul — Sun, 30 Dec 2012 23:27:10 +0000

Windows 8 comes with a new feature known as “Refresh your PC“. When your Windows 8 PC is not working properly, you can use the “Refresh your PC” as the last option to revive the ailing operating system. By default, when you refresh your Windows 8-based computer, it keeps your personal data and re-installs Metro style applications. [...]

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How to Disable Office 2013 Start Screen?

Mezanul — Fri, 28 Dec 2012 21:54:24 +0000

Microsoft seems to love keeping start screens for its various products. Be it Windows 8, the latest operating system or Office 2013, the latest office productivity suite from them, the start screen becomes very annoying for most of the users after a few days of usage. Whenever you open any Office 2013 product, by default, you will [...]

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Play Songs According To Your Mood, Weather, Time Of The Day With Smart Music App For Windows 8

Tanushree Majumder — Wed, 26 Dec 2012 10:59:31 +0000

Are you a music-freak? Here comes a new app that stores and satisfies your soul with music for your different moods. You know one thing, from morning till night you are always in different moods and in another day you are in a different mood but music helps you re-energize yourself easily. What about if [...]

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Download Facebook Poke App for iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch, Now Send Self-Destructing Messages, Images and Videos Easily

Mezanul — Sun, 23 Dec 2012 15:07:59 +0000

Facebook has launched its official Facebook Poke app for iOS. Poking, which according to the company is a “fun and easy” way to “say hello to friends wherever you are.” Facebook’s official poking application for iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch users, running iOS 5.1 (and newer versions), enables them to jab their friends with a message, photo, [...]

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